仿真高考检测(八)
(时间100分钟,满分120分)
第一部分:阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Every year, TIMEforKids highlights inventions that are making the world better and a bit more fun.Which of the following are you most excited about?
Keeping Kids Calm
Purrble comes to the rescue for anxious kids.This toy has seven sensors.They respond to touch.Purrble's heartbeat speeds up when you play with the toy.Then you comfort Purrble by
petting it.This slows its heartbeat down.It calms you too.In a study of 20 families, 19 parents said that Purrble helped their kids calm down.
Listen to this
MobiWAN helps you communicate by directing calls through your head.The headset speaker and microphone, created by Mobilus Labs, use boneconduction technology.Sound vibrations (振动) are sent through the wearer's skull (头骨).This lets workers stay in touch in noisy places, such as a construction site or a ship in a storm.
Read to me
Reading is a challenge for millions of people.They may struggle with poor eyesight, dyslexia, or other issues.But with computer vision and artificial intelligence, the OrCam Read can read any piece of text aloud.The OrCam Read can also read text in multiple languages.
Helping hand
The Mega Cyborg Hand kit was created by Thames & Kosmos.It helps kids build a robotic hand that copies the movements of a real hand.The device is made up of plastic pieces and tubes filled with water.Once assembled (组装) and slipped on, it passes force from the user's fingers to the fingers of the robotic hand.The Mega Cyborg Hand can be adjusted to fit arms of almost any size.It easily switches from lefthanded to righthanded to “claw”.
语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了《时代周刊》儿童版重点介绍的四种让世界变得更美好、更有趣的发明。
1.What can Purrble do?
A.It can help people design kinds of toys.
B.It can play games with children.
C.It can cure people's illness.
D.It can keep children calm.
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据Keeping Kids Calm中的“Purrble comes to the rescue for anxious kids.”和“In a study of 20 families, 19 parents said that Purrble helped their kids calm down.”可知,Purrble能够能让孩子们保持冷静。
2.Which invention best suits people who work in a railway station?
A.Purrble. B.MobiWAN.
C.The Mega Cyborg Hand. D.OrCam Read.
解析:选B 推理判断题。根据Listen to this中的“MobiWAN helps you communicate by directing calls through your head.”和“Sound vibrations are sent through the wearer's skull.This lets workers stay in touch in noisy places”可知,最适合在火车站工作的人的发明是MobiWAN。
headset3.Where is the text probably from?
A.A guide book. B.A book review.
C.A kid magazine. D.A story book.
解析:选C 文章出处题。根据第一段中的“Every year, TIMEforKids highlights inventions that are making the world better and a bit more fun.”可知,本篇文章可能出自一本儿童杂志。
B
When Frank Herbert ordered pizza, he was surprised that Judit, at such an old age, worked as a delivery driver.That's when the 89yearold man first came into the sight of the Herbert family.Judit Newey started delivering pizza in Roy, Utah, to help pay the bills, as his social security benefits (社会保障金) weren't enough to live on.From the moment the Herberts heard him say, “Hello, are you looking for some pizza?” Judit found his way into their hearts!
Ever since that day, whenever they place an order, they ask for Judit personally.It didn't take long for them to begin recording their sweet meetings and share them on the Internet,
which is how thousands of other people fell in love with Judit.Still, his fans couldn't help but wonder why someone at his age was working so hard — question the Herbert family was asking themselves too.They spoke with Judit, and when they found out he works 30 hours a week to make ends meet, they decided to collect donations to make his life easier.They figured anything would help, but the total sum which is up to $12,000 really surprised them!
In September, the couple decided to switch things up by showing up at Judit's door with a couple of gifts.First, they surprised him with a cute cartoon shirt of himself holding a pizza box.Then they revealed the surprising act of generosity that brought him to tears! They explained that they had rallied their online platform community to support him, and while he's not entirely sure what the platform is, he couldn't be more thankful.
“How do ever say thank you? I don't know what to say,” he told them.“I don't know what to say, except thank you.” The Herberts insisted they were just the messengers.It was his fans who made the wonderful gift possible.Plus, the way they see it, they're just repaying Judit for his kindness.
语篇解读:本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了Herbert一家人给一个89岁但仍然在工作的老人筹钱来帮助他的故事。
4.What did Judit Newey mean by saying “Hello, are you looking for some pizza?”?
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